Shattered Trust

Tessa was taken aback.

Vance said, "Do you ever think, if I hadn't just stood by and done nothing back then, your brother might've never gone through that fire three years ago, never gotten burned? Do you hate me more because of that? My actions made him suffer so much."

Tessa sighed. "I don't blame you."

Vance looked genuinely surprised. "Really?"

She said, "I told you before. Back then, my broth